Historical Events In April - 01

1864  On April - 01 marie Jungius, Dutch fairy tale writer  

1865  On April - 01 baie du Ha! Ha! Quebec, the first Canadian April Fools' Day on record celebrated by British troops and Canadian militia at Fort Poisson d'Avril.  

1865  On this day in history battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army  

1865  On this day in history -9] Battle at Blakely Alabama  

1865  Richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925) on April - 01.  

1866  On April - 01 uS Congress rejects presidential veto gives all equal rights in US  

1866  Ferruccio D M B Busoni, Italy, pianist/composer/conductor (Arlecchino) on this day in history.  

1866  On April - 01 aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98  

1867  Blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama on this day in history.  

1867  International Exhibition opens in Paris on this day in history.  

1868  Hampton Institute opens on April - 01.  

1868  On April - 01 the birth of Edmond Rostand, French author  

1868  The Canadian Government fixes a uniform first class postal rate of three cents; establishes Post Office Savings Bank on this day in history.  

1868  On April - 01 edmond Rostand, France, poet/playwright (Cyrano de Bergerac)  

1869  Peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (De Droom) on April - 01.  

1869  Anthony G O Ridder van Rappard, Min of Reformed Worship, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1870  On this day in history patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98  

1870  On this day in history patrick Gass, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 98  

1871  F Melius Christiansen, composer on this day in history.  

1872  On this day in history 1st edition of The Standard  

1872  Tadeusz Joteyko, composer on this day in history.  

1873  On this day in history british White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die  

1873  The birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer on this day in history.  

1873  Sergei Rachmaninoff, Novgorod Russia, composer (Prelude in C# Minor) on this day in history.  

1875  On April - 01 the Times of London becomes the first newspaper to print a daily weather chart.  

1875  On this day in history edgar Wallace, England, novelist/playwright/journalist (Terror)  

1876  1st official NL baseball game (Boston-6, Phila-5) on April - 01.  

1878  Carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa) on April - 01.  

1878  On this day in history eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56  

1881  On this day in history anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem  

1883  The birth of Lon Chaney, American actor on April - 01.  

1883  On this day in history aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor  

1884  On April - 01 laurette Taylor, [Helen LM Cooney], US actress (Broadway)  

1885  On April - 01 clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones  

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1220  On April - 01 birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)  

1283  On April - 01 birth of ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)  

1543  On April - 01 birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)  

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on April - 01.  

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on April - 01.  

1582  On April - 01 birth of thomas Simpson, composer  

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.  

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on April - 01.  

1085  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on this day in history.  

1132  On this day in history death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)  

1204  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on April - 01.  

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.  

1528  On April - 01 death of francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer  

1548  On April - 01 sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81  

1580  On April - 01 death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer  

1611  On April - 01 death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72